Angular Solutions to the Schrödinger Equation (7.2.3)

Question 1

What do the solutions to Schrödinger’s equation have?

Answer 1

• The solutions to Schrödinger’s equation have both a radial and an angular component.

Question 2

What do the angular solutions describe?

Answer 2

• The angular solutions describe the shape of the electron orbital; the p orbitals have directionality and one nodal plane.